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1584330

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, in which countries does her Department employ staff based in UK (a) embassies (b) consulates.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	140149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 January 2023, this department employed UK-based staff in UK embassies in the following countries:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria, Azerbaijan, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Myanmar.</p><p> </p><p>UK-based staff in UK consulates in the following countries:</p><p> </p><p>Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, Vietnam.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/02/2023 17:01:08 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1583250

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Belarus and Russia: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the reliability of allegations that third party countries have been re-stamping steel products from Russia and Belarus for import into the UK market.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	138322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Over £20bn of UK-Russia trade is now under sanctions, with a 99.1% reduction in UK goods imports from Russia compared to before the invasion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that third countries are not used by Russia to evade sanctions and takes such allegations seriously. We are working together with our international partners to stop any attempts to circumvent sanctions measures through third party countries. Anyone who directly or indirectly imports prohibited Russian iron or steel products – or facilitates its shipment to other countries from Russia – faces a heavy fine or imprisonment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/02/2023 17:58:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1582761

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: South Carolina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings her (a) Ministers and (b) officials had with car manufacturers on the memorandum of understanding between the UK and South Carolina before the signing of that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	137849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Government officials and Ministers regularly engage with the automotive industry to support the growth of British businesses and address market access barriers.</p><p> </p><p>UK sector experts in the US engaged regularly with industry representatives in the formulation of the UK-South Carolina Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Trade officials further engaged the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and other industry representatives through the Department’s established Trade Advisory Groups. The UK will continue to engage industry in the delivery of this MOU in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/02/2023 15:12:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 53385 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1582989

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	137944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The total cost of support from external recruitment consultants for 2020, 2021 and 2022 was £648,408.47. This covers support for recruiting substantive civil servants at delegated grades and Senior Civil Servants (SCS) grades and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), at the Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance.</p><p>Recruitment consultant support is used when the department is looking to recruit for roles that require a specialised or senior skillset to ensure we maximise our reach, and to help attract external candidates.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>20/21</strong></p></td><td><p>£183,480.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21/22</strong></p></td><td><p>£161,970.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>22/23 year to date 31/01/23</strong></p></td><td><p>£302,957.77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>£648,408.47</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/02/2023 10:45:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 53400 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1582213

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	ORIGINAL: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2023 to Question 126639 on Trade Promotion, whether her Department identifies a difference between diaspora and diversity.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The question answered on 27 January, UIN: 126639, made reference to both diversity and diaspora, and the response from my Hon. Friend for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, the former Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Exports, highlighted our department’s commitment to diversity, however, we do not hold data on the involvement of diverse diaspora in trade delegations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/02/2023 13:43:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1581804

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Advisory Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department last met the (a) Strategic Trade Advisory Group, (b) Civil Society Roundtable, (c) Trade Advisory Groups and (d) Thematic Working Groups.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	135272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Civil Society Roundtable last met on 13 June 2022. There are eleven Trade Advisory Groups and the most recent meeting for a group took place on 2 December 2022. There are ten Thematic Working Groups, and the most recent meeting was on 26 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/02/2023 11:38:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1581490

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the results of the Export Client Survey for each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	134004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Export Client Survey launched in 2018 and the findings for the 2018-2019 financial year have been published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs.</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/02/2023 14:55:14 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 52257 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1581542

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help support the UK food industry to export into the EU.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	133975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>We support our food producers through all stages of their export journey to the EU. This includes the Export Support Service, GREAT.gov.uk platform, the Export Academy, UK Export Finance and high profile events and trade shows such as SIAL in France and Anuga in Germany. The Department for International Trade has a network of agriculture, food and drink trade advisers across EU markets overseen by our Trade Commissioner in Europe</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a new Food and Drink Export Council which brings together the UK Government, Devolved Administrations, and industry, to harness collective capability, expertise, and resources in boosting UK food and drink exports to global markets, including Europe.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 03/02/2023 14:50:15 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 52258 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1580175

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how often her Department plans to conduct ex-post evaluations of the implementation of new free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	131282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The government has committed to publishing evaluations of each of the UK-Japan, UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand agreements, within 5 years of each agreement’s entry into force.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 14:48:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1580178

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department will take to monitor the impact of newly implemented free trade agreements on (a) the climate, (b) labour rights and (c) human rights; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	131283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Newly implemented trade agreements provide for institutional mechanisms for compliance monitoring of labour and climate provisions. The Department for International Trade has established independent advisory bodies to monitor compliance and advise on the implementation of climate and labour provisions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 11:44:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury